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We INFORM. We INSPIRE. We EMPOWER. Founded by serial entrepreneur Sonalie Figueiras in 2011, Green Queen is an award-winning sustainability & impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change in Asia. Our mission is to shift consumer behaviour through our authentic, original and ground-breaking content.

Eco Lifestyle

With Greenwashing Crackdowns, H&M, Decathlon Retract Eco Statements

Green Queen Team Sep 16, 2022

As authorities crack down on greenwashing, frequent offenders H&M and Decathlon say they're adjusting or removing sustainability claims. In recent announcements, both fast fashion brand H&M and sportswear retailer Decathlon…
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Alt Protein

Biden’s Biotech Moonshot Lights the Way for Regulatory Approval of Cultivated Meat

Green Queen Team Sep 15, 2022

Biotech is a priority for the Biden Administration, as the President signed an executive order earlier this week implementing support for the emergent category. Funding amounts were not disclosed but Biden says biotech holds the potential…
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Alt Protein

Novel Vegan Seafood Development From Revo Foods Signals a Sea Change

Green Queen Team Sep 15, 2022

Austria’s Revo Foods is bringing three new vegan products to market this week: Graved Salmon, Salmon Spread, and Tuna Spread. It says the Graved Salmon and Salmon Spread are new to the plant-based seafood category. “With the release of…
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Alt Protein

Australia’s Magic Valley Takes on the Growing Demand for Lamb With Novel Cultivated Meat Tech

Green Queen Team Sep 14, 2022

Australian food-tech company Magic Valley says it has created a prototype for the country’s first cultivated lamb meat. It’s a move the company says is aimed at meeting Australia’s changing dietary preferences. According to Magic…
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Alt Dairy

What Is Nestlé Cooking Up With Perfect Day’s Precision Fermentation Whey?

Green Queen Team Sep 14, 2022

Nestlé announced earlier this week that it is preparing to launch new dairy milk alternative using Perfect Day's animal-free precision fermentation whey. The announcement builds on the multinational food giant's recent investments into…
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Alt Materials

Compostable Seaweed-Coated Coffee Balls Are Coming for Your Nespresso

Green Queen Team Sep 13, 2022

Your coffee habit is on notice. Swiss retail giant Migros says it is launching a proprietary coffeemaking system aimed at replacing single-use coffee pods. Launching in Switzerland and France, Migros' CoffeeB Coffee Balls were five…
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Eco Lifestyle

Selfridges’ Move to Increase Resale, Repair, Rental, and Refills

Green Queen Team Sep 13, 2022

U.K. department store chain Selfridges is putting sustainability front and center. It says by 2030, nearly half of its customer interactions should be based on resale, repair, rental, or refills. Dubbing the circular initiative…
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Alt Dairy

Precision Fermentation Newcomer Nutropy Raises €2 Million for Sustainable French Cheese

Green Queen Team Sep 12, 2022

Paris-based Nutropy announced it has raised €2 million in a pre-seed round for its novel precision fermented cheese expected to be market-ready within 24 months. Developed by Nathalie Rolland and Dr. Maya Bendifallah as a means to bring…
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Alt Protein

PowerPlant Partners Raises $330 Million to Focus on Growth-Stage Eco Companies

Green Queen Team Sep 12, 2022

With its recent $330 million raise, PowerPlant Partners' third fund, the PPV Fund III, will shift to focus solely on growth-stage vegan companies. According to PPV founders Daniel Gluck and Mark Rampolla, this is the first "true growth…
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Climate Change

Should We Name Heat Waves Like We Name Hurricanes?

Green Queen Team Sep 11, 2022 0

By: Jeff Barardelli If asked to recall a hurricane, odds are you'd immediately invoke memorable names like Sandy, Katrina or Harvey. You'd probably even remember something specific about the impact of the storm. But if asked to recall…
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Alt Protein

Forsea Foods Is Taking On the ‘Tremendous’ Eel Market With Novel Cell-Cultured Tech

Green Queen Team Sep 9, 2022

Moving cell-cultured seafood "closer to nature," Israeli newcomer Forsea Foods says it's turning its attention to a bottleneck in the seafood industry by focusing on eel meat. Ashdod, Israel-based Forsea Foods says its patented organoid…
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Alt Protein

Wicked Kitchen’s Good Catch Sends The Vegan Seafood Category Sailing

Green Queen Team Sep 9, 2022

The vegan seafood industry, already experiencing a boom, gets a big push as vegan tuna category leader Good Catch joins the expansive Wicked Kitchen portfolio. Founded by chef brothers Chad and Derek Sarno, vegan ready-meal brand Wicked…
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Climate Change

Can the World’s First City-Wide Ban on Meat Ads Make Locals Give It Up?

Green Queen Team Sep 8, 2022

In a move aimed at reducing its carbon footprint to help fight the global climate crisis, the Dutch city Haarlem has become the first in the world to ban advertisements in public spaces for meat—a leading producer of greenhouse gas…
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Alt Protein

With Its $10 Million Series A, Biobetter Brings Cultivated Meat Growth Media Down From $500,000 Per Gram to $1

Green Queen Team Sep 8, 2022

Israel-based cultivated meat startup Biobetter says it has closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners and additional investment from Milk and Honey Ventures, and the Israeli Innovation Authority. …
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Alt Protein

Beyond Meat’s Asia Streak Continues As It Enters Japan

Green Queen Team Sep 7, 2022

Beyond Meat is gearing up for a Japan launch in a new partnership with United Super Market Holdings. The partnership will include both product development and distribution. United Super Market Holdings (USMH), one of Japan's largest…
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Vegan

Medieval Kings Didn’t Eat a Lot of Meat. You Probably Shouldn’t Either.

Green Queen Team Sep 7, 2022

Here's a little trivia night fodder you didn't know you needed: medieval period royalty were mostly plant-based, a recent study discovered. Kings in the Middle Ages (500 to 1400–1500 ce), also known as the medieval period, ate meat…
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Alt Protein

Impossible Foods Reworks Its Beef Nutrition to Capture the Growing Flexitarian Market

Green Queen Team Sep 6, 2022

With its latest iteration, Impossible Foods' plant-based ground beef now contains less saturated fat and more protein than ever, putting it on par with conventional beef. The new Impossible Foods labels read simply: Beef Made From…
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Vegan

Can Lizzo Get Us to Eat Healthier and Forget About Body Image at the Same Time?

Green Queen Team Sep 6, 2022

Instacart has tapped the 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) singer Lizzo for its newest campaign, Carts—the in-app shopping experience that lets shoppers browse and shop collections curated by celebrities, retailers, and influencers. But the singer…
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Alt Protein

Float Foods Launches Asia’s First Vegan Egg Tamagoyaki

Green Queen Team Sep 5, 2022

Float Foods' OnlyEg is coming to Singapore's food service industry, marking the first time a plant-based egg Tamagoyaki is commercially available in Asia. The fourth produce in OnlyEg's lineup, the Tamagoyaki is making its debut in…
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Climate Change

Fossil Fuel Ad Ban In France Has Loopholes, Says Greenpeace

Green Queen Team Sep 5, 2022

In a move that was heralded as a sign of the times amid dangerous heat waves and flooding across the globe as a result of climate change, France became the first European country to ban fossil fuel ads. But the environmental group…
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Fashion

Greenwashing In Fashion Is On The Rise, Here’s How To Spot It

Green Queen Team Sep 3, 2022 0

Greenwashing in fashion is on the rise. Learn more about what it means and how you can tell the difference and support the conscious one.
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